Rockies @ Dodgers Sept. 27, 2014: Two More To Go

Two more games! Two more meaningless, inconsequential games.

	Rockies			Dodgers
	7:10 p.m.			Los Angeles
LF	Blackmon		2B	Gordon
3B	Ynoa		CF	Puig
1B	Cuddyer		1B	Gonzalez
C	McKenry		RF	Kemp
LF	Parker		SS	Ramirez
RF	Barnes		LF	Ethier
2B	Culberson		3B	Turner
SS	Adames		C	Ellis
P	Butler (R)		P	Haren (R)

For tonight, it’s the usual, except that A.J. Ellis, Matt Kemp, and Hanley Ramirez return to the lineup, and Carl Crawford and Juan Uribe take a day. That means Andre Ethier starts consecutive games for the first time since 2009. (Probably.) I had thought, perhaps, that Ramirez would get as much time as possible to rest his sore right elbow, but with so much time before meaningful baseball, it makes sense that the regulars would still get their swings.

So in the meantime, we go through the motions with the Rockies — Michael McKenry, cleanup hitter! Cristhian Adames, who I had to look up because I’ve never heard of him! September baseball is the best. Sometimes.

But wait, because tomorrow should be interesting:

Juan Uribe will manage the Dodgers tomorrow, Don Mattingly said. Kershaw pitching coach.

— Pedro Moura (@pedromoura) September 27, 2014

You know, we’ve always figured that Ellis had a future as a manager. He’ll probably be a great one. But Uribe? Now that sounds like a lot of fun. I’d make jokes, but…

Jazz hands will be 3B coach’s sign to swing away tomorrow. No other signs needed. #Dodgers #UribeWayToPlay

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) September 27, 2014

…can’t top that.

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